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Chemotherapy Day Unit Categories for Appointment Clinical description Timeframe for Appointment Category 1 - Urgent Based on referral Within 7 days Category 2 - Routine Based on referral Within 14 days Patient’s receiving chemotherapy, febrile, unwell, associated toxicities Chest pain Present to emergency department After hours until 22:00 phone Oncology Nurse Practitioner 0408 398 114. Emergency Eligibility Criteria Patients > 14 years Referrals triaged at Frankston hospital and patients allocated for treatment at Rosebud or Frankston Hospitals after this. Patients must have a specialist referral initially. GPs may be requested to write ongoing referrals to the clinic Exclusions Emergency conditions Alternative Referral Options • Under 14 years of age - Paediatric unit at Frankston Hospital Clinic Information Frankston Hospital Triage / booking coordinator PH: 9784 8225 Frankston Chemotherapy Day Unit PH: 9784 7211 or Frankston Integrated Health Centre, Hastings Rd., Frankston Rosebud Hospital Triage Coordinator and Chemotherapy Day Unit number PH: 5986 6719 AFTER HOURS until 22:00 Peninsula Health Oncology Nurse Practitioner for Frankston and Rosebud patients PH: 0408 398 114. Minimum Referral Information Required Peninsula Health- GP liaison Unit December 2015 • • • • • • • • • Referral must be addressed to a named practitioner – Dr Nicole Potasz Referring practitioner name, provider number and signature. Date of referral Period for which referral is valid (if different to standard referral validity) Patient’s name, address, date of birth, Medicare number and phone number. Clinical details and reason for referral. Relevant medical history Medications and Allergies Results of all recent and relevant investigations Other Information • • • Information officers and nurse counsellors via Cancer Council Victoria’s Cancer Helpline: 131120 Recommended websites for cancer information for both health professionals and patients include: o The Cancer Council Victoria– www.cancervic.org.au o Cancer Institute NSW– www.cancerinstitute.org.au o Cancer BACUP (UK)- www.cancerbacup.org.au All new patient’s referred for chemotherapy are also referred for a Pre - Chemotherapy appointment. This includes: o Pre-treatment assessment and education o Discussion of treatment plan, diagnosis and planned drug regime (including frequency and number of planned cycles), antiemetic regime, discharge medications, blood tests, investigations .and symptom management. o When to contact the unit and what to look out for during treatment Peninsula Health- GP liaison Unit December 2015